Heel-plate.



J. F. WAIDELIGH. HEEL PLATE. APPLICATION rum) 11111.23, 1m.

1,108',4 1 3. Patented Aug. 25, 191:;

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HEEIPPLATE.

Specification of Letters latent.

Application filed January 23, 1914. Serial No. 813,914.

To all'whomitmay concern: a a

Be it known that 1, JOHN F. W'Amnmoi-r, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Lansing, in the county of Ingham and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heel-Plates, of which the followingis a parts as will more fully hereinafter appear brad I) or other securing means.

and as particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of the heel showing my improved heel plate applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a section on the line mm ofFig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the heel. plate looking from the top; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged central section through the heel plate.

A designates the heel. of a shoe and B the heel plate embodying the invention. While the plate I; may be of various configurations, it ispreferably circular and centrally a 'iertured, as designated by C, to receive the The upper portion of the aperture 0 is of a size to receive the head E of the brad D, but adjacent the bottom the aperture (3 is of lesser size so as to form a shoulder F upon which the head E seats and which prevents the.

l the seat F.

The top or exposed face I of the heel plate is flat but the bottom face is chambered, preferably an annular V-shaped chamber or groove J being formed therein. The edge of the top face of the heel plate is beveled as indicated by K, to form a wedge, as will more fully hereinafter appear.

In attaching the heel plate to the heel the latter is first chambered as by boring an opening L in the bottom of the heel, which is of a depth. slightly less than the thickness of the heel plate and of a width slightly less than the diameter or width of the heel plate. The heel plate is then forced or driven into the aperture L, the beveled edge K serving to form a wedge and also to g'uic e the plate into engagement with the aperture,- the plate when arranged within the aperture L having the periphery thereof in tight contact with the sides of the bore L. The brad is then inserted in the aperture 0 and driven into the heel, but as will benoted upon reference to Fig. 2 of the drawing, the head is considerably shorter than the depth of the upper portion of the aperture 0, so that the top face M of the brad is positioned below the outer face of the heelplate, which permits the latter to wear down without workingoif the head of the brad.

willbe seen from Fig. 2, when the heel plate driven into the bore in the heel the material of the heel will Wedge itself into the V-shaped groove in the top face of the heel plate, since as before stated, the bore Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

in the heel is of a depth slightly less than the thickness of the heel plate.

The construction heretofore described s one which may be easily and cheaply manufactured and that may "bQIl"BtClll' attached tothe heel and when engaged with the heel, will. not work loose.

hat I claim as my inventionis:-

A heel plate composed of a metallic mem ber, provided with an aperture extending therethrough, the aperture being smaller adjacent the inner face of the member forming a shoulder or seat, said member being provided with an. annular channel in its inner face surrounding said. aperture, and the peripheral edge of the inner face being beveled, for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. VVAIDELICI'I.

Witnesses SAMUEL I-I. RHoAos, NELLY E. STOKES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

